A special train will carry 40 people from south Indianwho are trapped here since they missed their train following protest against the Agnipath scheme on June 17. The special train number- BSBS-MAS TOD (One Way Special) Express will be flagged off from Banaras station (formerly known as Manduadih) at 8 PM to Chennai Central, said district magistrate Kaushal Raj Sharma and added that DRM NER played an important role in arranging this special train.
Sharma said that all these people had to go to their respective districts in Karnataka by Sanghamitra Superfast Express from Pt. Deendayal Upadhyay station on June 17. But there was a sit-in protest against the Agnipath scheme.
Due to the cancellation of the train, the 40 people were left stranded in Varanasi/Chandauli. They are from Mandya District of Karnataka.
